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DAY NURSERIES
There are two Day Nurseries in Ealing for the care of children under five years
of age. One nursery is situated in Culmington Road, and has accommodation for
40 children. The other nursery is in Greenford and has accommodation for 50
children. Both the Day Nurseries are recognised training centres, and girls of 16 are
accepted for a two years' training for the National Nursery Examination Board's
Diploma. Admission of children is restricted to:—
(i) Those whose mothers have of necessity to go out to work because they are
the sole supporters, e.g. if they are widowed, divorced, separated or
unmarried.
(ii) Where the home conditions are unsatisfactory.
(iii) Admission is arranged to include children who are physically handicapped,
particularly those who are deaf or partially deaf, maladjusted, or partially
sighted. Similarly, children whose parents are deaf or dumb and who would
therefore lack the normal talking environment in the home, are admitted.
In all these instances there is no charge to the parents.
The nurseries are open from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. A charge is made for this service
on a sliding scale based on the parents' income.
All applications for admission to a Day Nursery should be made to the Medical
Officer of Health, Town Hall Annexe, Ealing, W.5.
CHIROPODY
The County Council operated a Chiropody Service under Section 28 of the National
Health Service Act in conjunction with the British Red Cross Society.
The standard charge for this service is 8s. per treatment. This is reduced for Old
Age Pensioners to 4s. per treatment, irrespective of income. Charges are waived
altogether where the joint income of an elderly couple is less than £8 per week, or
for a single person less than £5 per week. No charges are made to handicapped persons
or nursing or expectant mothers (for this purpose, a nursing mother is classified as
such for a period of one year following the birth of her child).

The service is provided at most of the Local Authority clinics, and some community
centres; in addition visits are made to old people's homes.
Where necessary ambulance transport can be provided.
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